SAP NS2 Technology Principal Consultant

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NS2 COMPANY DESCRIPTION 

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services. SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary of SAP. At SAP NS2, we leverage best-in-breed technologies engineered by SAP to protect the lives, assets and information of Americans. We offer SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers. 

 

Must be a U.S Person; NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role. All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer.

 

Core task includes:

• Developing and accessing strategies for IT organization and support processes.
• Identifying the appropriate IT enabler to support the business strategy.
• Define detailed IT-landscape and transformation map based on enterprise requirements.
• Support for system optimization.
• Manages projects, defines deliverables, and provides definitive advice and interpretation of situations
• Ensures business critical & innovative results
• Ensures that goals and milestones are met and approved budgets are managed appropriately
• Manages escalation appropriately
• Tracks single project budget line
• Builds strategic partnerships with key decision makers in customer & partner organization
• May include team lead or supervisory responsibilitie

 

Experience

• Sound professional experience
• Deep knowledge of project management skills
• PMI, Six Sigma or equivalent certification; if in Six Sigma has black belt
• Represents SAP to customers'
• Responsible for delivery of quality outcomes of projects of high volume or high risk
• Finds common ground for cooperation within project team
• Formulates clear project plans incl. milestones, timeline and sub projects
• Communicates messages relevant for project in a timely manner and with constructive feedback to project team

 

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

• Leads the technical workstream and coordinates technical stakeholders in an engagement 
• Explains complex technical aspects to stakeholders, including non-technical audiences 
• Coordinates delivery activities with technology partners
• Plans and executes solution deployments
• Leverages the capabilities of the SAP's latest technology platform(s) and reinforces their benefits
• Champions and leads the transformation
• Implements and supports the operation of technical system landscapes
• Supports setup and connectivity of integrated system landscapes (on-premises, cloud and hybrid) by applying state-of-the-art methodologies
• Delivers technology components-specific expert consulting and quality assurance services
• Delivers system optimization services
• Supports solution proposals and bid management
• Supports in escalated projects and manages escalations with product teams, mediates between stakeholders
• Occasionally takes over responsibility as a project lead or team lead for a service delivery and supports line manager(s) in people development tasks
• Delivers customer workshops and trainings
• Drives the evolution of the relevant section of the services portfolio for the respective solution area and key related areas; can be owner of a service and/or initiates updates to the portfolio
• Drives the creation of templates, common practices an